Texas Education Code

§ 37.0062 — INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

ED § 37.0062Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

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(a)The commissioner shall determine the instructional requirements for education services provided by a school district or open-enrollment charter school in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, including requirements relating to:

(1)the length of the school day;

(2)the number of days of instruction provided to students each school year; and

(3)the curriculum of the educational program.

(b)The commissioner shall coordinate with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in determining the instructional requirements for education services provided under Subsection (a):

(1)in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2015.